What is the structure of the evening?

5:00pm - Networking & Noshing

6:30pm - Interview / Presentation (1 hour 15 min ideal timeframe, however, we have 1 hour 30 min allocated if the audience is engaged. Be mindful of the clock in the back of the room.)

• Introductions

• Optional: “Presentation” or “Workshop” or “Experience” Component

• Interview with D216 Host

• Audience Q&A

8:00pm - Networking & Noshing

9:00pm - Closing Time

What is your ideal format for my interview and/or presentation?

Audiences do best with about 1 hour 15 minutes of focused engagement. We are open to your suggestions, but we’ve found one of the two following formats to work best depending if you have a presentation/workshop/experiential element or not.

FORMAT OPTION 1: 

30 minutes - Interview with District216

35 minutes - “Presentation” or “Workshop” or “Experience” Component

10 minutes - Audience Q&A

Note: Interview can come before or after Presentation/Workshop/Experience Component.

FORMAT OPTION 2: 

65 minutes - Interview with District216

10 minutes - Audience Q&A

When should I arrive?

Feel free to arrive between 5:45pm and 6:00pm. This gives us plenty of time to discuss anything that needs addressing, set up any A/V components, product table, and do a quick mic check (typically around 6:25pm).

What topics are appropriate for The District House?

If we’re this far in the process, we’ve probably already approved your topic. There are four pillars of content at District216: Art, Music, Cannabis and Psychedelics. Topics directly related to these four pillars of content, as well as Healing, Wellness, Health, and Consciousness Expansion are on brand.

Note: Please stay on the agreed upon topic as we promote these events with your topic in mind, and our attendees expect your topic presentation ahead of time.
 

Can I promote or sell my product/service?

The District House is an educational resource for our members, and each speaker we bring in is expected to educate first, sell last. In short, we are agreeable to you promoting your product/service at the end of your presentation, once educational value has been shared with the attendees.

Note: If you’d like to set up a product for sale on a table, let us know ahead of time and we will accommodate.

Will there be beverages and food?

We provide our speakers and attendees with appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages to enjoy. An example could be a cheese platter with salami and crackers, some fresh fruit, chips, pretzels, popcorn, maybe a cookie, and the like.

Note: We recommend Speakers have a meal prior to 6pm as most likely you won’t be done until close to 9pm.

Do you have any A/V equipment?

We have a projector and screen (drops down from ceiling). The projector connects via an HDMI cable to your device.

We have a separate set of speakers from the projector, so if you require audio output from your device, we need to discuss ahead of time so we’re prepared with our Sonos Move Bluetooth Speaker. 

Are you filming this event?

Yes, we are filming each interview at The District House as part of the District216 Change Your Lens Series. Each episode will be edited and released for members only in our online app within 2-3 weeks of your event.

We will also have a shorter clips from the night for use on YouTube and social media as a promotional pieces. The full interview can also be used as promotional to encourage people to join District216. We will provide you an unlisted YouTube video of your entire edited interview which you can share with friends and family w/o requiring membership.

What is the expected crowd?

We typically see between 15 and 30 attendees at most The District House evenings. We can comfortably accommodate up to 40. If needed, we’d have standing room or pull in office chairs to accommodate a few more, but 45-50 is pushing it.

Can I invite guests? 

Yes, we are happy for you to bring a small crew with you, up to 3 comped guests as they may be helpful to you, and enjoy the show.

We will also provide you a 50% discount code to the event’s ticketing page that you can share with your network. See below…

Do you offer any discounts on guest tickets? 

If you would like to extend guest tickets to anyone in your network, please use our 50% discount code for your Eventbrite event: D216GUESTS50

The District House is located at
LoDo Studios
216 E. Gutierrez Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Parking is available in our parking lot as first come first serve, or across the street at Office Max side only if no spots remain available in our lot.

Call or Text Jacob Tell if you have any issues day of event:
(805) 252-6580